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| Arabic | حَرَام |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | ha-RAAM |
| Etymology | From the Arabic root ح-ر-م (h-r-m), meaning to forbid, to make sacred, or to declare inviolable. Haram (حرام) as a legal term means 'محرم' or 'prohibited.' The same root gives us Haram (حرم, sanctuary), الإحرام (إحرام, sacred state), and Mahram (محرم, guardian) — all sharing the concept of sacredness and restriction. |
Haram (Prohibited Act)(حَرَام) Haram, in the context of Islamic legal rulings, refers to any act that Allah has strictly محرم. Committing a Haram act is sinful, and some Haram acts during الحج carry specific penalties or can invalidate the الحج.
حَرَام
Haram represents the most severe prohibition in the five-category Islamic legal framework. An act classified as Haram is one that Allah has explicitly محرم through definitive evidence in القرآن or authentic السنة. The person who commits a Haram act while knowing it is prohibited bears sin. During الحج, certain acts become Haram specifically due to the state of الإحرام (see الإحرام Restrictions), while others are always Haram but carry additional gravity during الحج. The most severe is sexual intercourse before the first Tahallul, which عند all four schools invalidates the الحج — the الحاج must complete the rites, perform الحج again the following year, and offer a camel as Dam. Other Haram acts during الحج include: hunting land animals within the Haram, cutting naturally growing vegetation in the Haram, fighting and quarreling (القرآن states: 'no obscenity, no wickedness, and no quarreling during الحج' — 2:197), and deliberately violating الإحرام restrictions without necessity. Note: Haram as a legal ruling (حرام) is linguistically related to but distinct from Haram meaning sacred sanctuary (حرم).
From the Arabic root ح-ر-م (h-r-m), meaning to forbid, to make sacred, or to declare inviolable. Haram (حرام) as a legal term means 'محرم' or 'prohibited.' The same root gives us Haram (حرم, sanctuary), الإحرام (إحرام, sacred state), and Mahram (محرم, guardian) — all sharing the concept of sacredness and restriction.